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Thursday October 6, 2016

FPCJ 40^th Anniversay Symposium

“Role of the Media in Creating Positive Change and Opportunities for Women in Sports

—Towards the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics”

 

 

The FPCJ 40^th Anniversary symposium will be held on Thursday October 6, 2016. With the Olympics and Paralympics to be held in Tokyo in 2020, this symposium will discuss what role the media can play in creating greater opportunities for female athletes. We will welcome Ms. Ai Sugiyama, a former professional tennis player, to share her experience as one of the top athletes in Japan.

 

(Photo:Yusuke Nakanishi/AFLO SPORTS) 

 

  

■ 40th Anniversary Symposium

Date and Time: Thursday, October 6, 2016   15：00-18：00

Location: Nippon Press Center Hall, 10F (2-2-1, Uchisaiwaicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)

Organizer: Foreign Press Center Japan (FPCJ)

Funded by: The Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership

Supporter: Yomiuri Shimbun

Cooperation: International Center for Journalists (U.S.)

Admission fee: Free

Language: Japanese (Simultaneous English interpretation)

 

Program

14：30	Doors open
15：00	Symposium begins, welcome speech　　 Mr. Kiyotaka Akasaka, President, Foreign Press Center Japan
15：10～15：40	Keynote speech “Creating Opportunities for Women as 2020 Approaches: Issues for Japan to Approach” by Dr. Etsuko Ogasawara, Executive Director of the Japanese Center for Research on Women in Sports (Juntendo University):
15：40～15：45	Break
15:45～16:25	Talk session “Living as a Female Athlete” by Ms. Ai Sugiyama, former　professional tennis player Navigator: Mr. Shugo Yanaka
16：25～16：35	Break
16：35～18：00	Panel discussion “Developing Support for Women in Sports: What Role Can the Media Play” (Moderator)  Ms. Wakako Yuki, Yomiuri Shimbun (Panelists)  Dr. Etsuko Ogasawara, Juntendo University　　　　　　　　　　 Ms. Ai Sugiyama, former professional tennis player Mr. Masami Horikoshi, Arukas Queen Kumagaya (women’s sevens rugby football club), General Manager  Mr. SU HAI HE, Economic Daily News (China), Tokyo Bureau Chief Mr. Seth. R. Berkman, New York Times , contributing writer

 

■     How to Apply 

Please access https://ssl.form-mailer.jp/fms/30d3d15b462339, to fill in name, organization and contact information.

■　Deadline

Please confirm your attendance by Tuesday October 4.

■　Contact

FPCJ Strategic Communications Division: TEL: 03-3501-5251　

E-mail: sympo@fpcjpn.or.jp　　

 

 

“Challenges Facing Female Athletes–Preparing for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics”

Dr. Etsuko Ogasawara, Executive Director of the Japanese Center for Research on Women in Sports (Juntendo University)

https://fpcj.jp/en/useful-en/opinion-en/p=41990/